January 2007

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Tue Jan 30 2007 - Firefighters from Uttoxeter and Abbots Bromley were called to a fire at a property on the High Street, Uttoxeter at 5:15pm yesterday. |

Tue Jan 30 2007 - Crews from Cannock and an over the border appliance from West Midlands were in attendance at a road traffic collision at approximately 8.30am this morning.|

Tue Jan 30 2007 - Crews from Uttoxeter and Abbots Bromley were called to a road traffic collision at 7.07am this morning. |

Tue Jan 30 2007 - A call was received shortly after midday, stating that a skip was on fire at the rear of the Red Lion Pub in High Street, Rocester.|

Mon Jan 29 2007 - Firefighters from Newcastle and Burslem were called to a fire at a flat in Victoria Court, Brampton Rd, May Bank yesterday morning.|

Mon Jan 29 2007 - On Saturday evening crews were called to a road traffic collision, involving one transit van and one saloon vehicle on Wood Road, Codsall.|

Mon Jan 29 2007 - Crews from across the county are in attendance at a large incident on High Street, Tunstall.|

Fri Jan 26 2007 - Ralph Matthew, Area Commander for Stoke-on-Trent is urging the public to think carefully about fire safety following several recent house fires in the area.|

Fri Jan 26 2007 - Five people have had an extremely lucky escape, following a major fire at a kebab shop on the High Street in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, in the early hours of this morning.|

Thu Jan 25 2007 - Firefighters have been tackling a blaze at the Biffa Waste Services Ltd building on the Newstead Industrial Estate, Stoke-on-Trent for 15 hours now. This is the second time in two months that crews have been called to the household waste centre.|

Tue Jan 23 2007 - Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service are looking to recruit retained firefighters within your community.|

Mon Jan 22 2007 - Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service and Staffordshire Police will join forces next week to offer the community a “safety surgery.”|

Fri Jan 19 2007 - Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service received 260 calls from 9am – 6pm yesterday during the extreme weather conditions, more than five times the normal number of calls.|

Fri Jan 19 2007 - Fire crews from Hanley responded to a 999 call on Friday evening at approximately 5.50pm. The call was made by a neighbour who heard the smoke alarm going off in the property on Glover Street, Birches Head.|

Fri Jan 19 2007 - Firefighters in Cheadle will be using their hoses to wash cars on Saturday 27th January. |

Thu Jan 18 2007 - Crews from Longton, Newcastle, Stafford and Stone attended a road traffic collision on Newcastle Street, Stone shortly before midday today.|

Wed Jan 17 2007 - Following the launch on Monday of the Fire Service’s “Put it Out. Right Out” campaign, crews have already attended a house fire caused by a cigarette that was not fully put out. The incident happened on Hall Rd, Rolleston on Dove and was attended by crews from Tutbury and Stafford.|

Wed Jan 17 2007 - Crews were called to a house fire caused by a chip pan on Duke Street, Heron Cross in the early hours of this morning. |

Mon Jan 15 2007 - Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service and the Directorate of Health Promotion are reminding smokers that while a packet of 20 cigarettes costs approximately £4.89, the average damage caused by a house fire costs £25,500 (The Economic Cost of Fire). Quite a price.|

Sun Jan 14 2007 - A call was received just before 6pm reporting a fire at Old Dresden Primary School, Belgrave Rd, Dresden, Longton.|

Fri Jan 12 2007 - Firefighters in the Staffordshire Moorlands have deemed an innovative new approach to get the drink drive message across, a massive success.|

Thu Jan 11 2007 - Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging the public to take extra care during high winds and heavy rain this week. |

Wed Jan 10 2007 - A call was received shortly after 1am this morning reporting a fire at Haregate Community Centre, Haregate Road, Leek.|

Tue Jan 09 2007 - Crews from Leek, Longton, Ipstones and from across the border in Derby have this afternoon attended a road traffic collision on the A52 in Ipstones.|

Mon Jan 08 2007 - Crews from Stafford attended a fire in a ground floor flat of Greyfriars Court in Stafford this morning.|

Mon Jan 08 2007 - Fire Control received a call at 8.33am on Saturday morning regarding a house fire on Fern Drive, Doxey, Stafford.|

Mon Jan 08 2007 - Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service are urging the public to check that they have fully operating smoke alarms in their homes following two serious incidents over the weekend.|

Mon Jan 08 2007 - Crews from Cannock and Lichfield were mobilised to an incident at 22.45pm on the Burntwood Business Park, Cannel Rd, Burntwood.|

Mon Jan 08 2007 - Fire Control received a call at 8.19pm regarding a dishwasher on fire at a house on Greatwood Rd, Upper Tean.|

Sun Jan 07 2007 - Firefighters were called to a house fire on Stanton Road, Stapenhill today.|

Sat Jan 06 2007 - Crews from Burton-on-Trent responded to a call at 2:38am, responding to a Fire involving cooking materials at James Court YMCA on James Street in Burton.|

Sat Jan 06 2007 - A call was received at 10:53am to attend an incident at a farm on Elkstone Road in Elkstone, where a cow had become stuck in a stream.|

Fri Jan 05 2007 - A road traffic collision on the A515 Lichfield last night required the attendance of crews from Lichfield and Rugeley.|

Wed Jan 03 2007 - Fire Control received a call at 11.17pm last night requesting crews to attend a house fire on Sudbury Rd, Yoxall.|

Tue Jan 02 2007 - Crews were called out in the early hours of New Years Day to a fire in Oakwell Gr, Dresden, Stoke-on-Trent.|

Tue Jan 02 2007 - Fire Control last night received a call at 7.08pm regarding a fire on Jerome Road in Norton Canes. |

Mon Jan 01 2007 - Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service are asking drivers to make ‘driving more safely’ one of their New Year resolutions.|